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J. L. DRAKE LAMINATED GLASS AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING THE SAME Filed Oct. 8, 1926 (.M/Xfure mgetable 0,2 /F cam ahar-afed ozll 76 a i A4 L 1 l rm /6 a a i Z0 ,L $22 4 ZBL/L 2/ I wwzntoz E 1 :1 E 3 olohn L. Drake.

abtozmg Patented Feb. 5, 1929.

UNITED; STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OHN L. DRAKE, or TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 'ro THE LIBBEY-OWENS SHEET GLASS COMPANY, or TOLEDO, 01110, A CORPORATION or omo.

LAMINATED GLASS AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING THE SAME.

Application filed October}, 1926. Serial No. 140,286.

The glass. a

.toprovide as a new article of manufacture I a sheet of laminated glass and to the process of producing the same wherein a plurality of laminations are united by-the aid of a substance-permitted to act on one of the 'laminations to make the same tacky or sticky, after which the laminations are superimposed and pressed together.

' Another object of the invention is to pro- .vide as a new article of manufacture a sheet of laminated glass and aprocess of producing the same wherein a sheet of non brittle material is subjected to the action of an oil bath, the oil containing a substance capable of making the non-brittle sheet tacky or sticky, after which said sheetis =interp'osed between two sheets of glass and united theret'o,-preferably under the action of heat and pressure.

Still'another object of the invention. is

1 to'provide an article and process of producing thesame as above set forth, wherein a sheet-of glass is coated to form a skin thereon, the skin being united to a sheet of non-brittle material by the aid of camphorated oil interposed therebetween.

' A further object of'the invention is to provide, as a new form of bonding material in the manufacture of laminated glass, an oil or similar liquid containing. a substance having a slight solvent action onone of the laminations'.

Other objects and advantages of the invention' will become more apparent during the course of the following description.

In the drawings wherein like numerals are .employed to designate like parts throughout the same, Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating diagrammatically one step in the production of laminated glass in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is another view showing a further step,

Fig. 3 shows in section the laminations in superimposed relationship before they are united,

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic representation of a form of press which may be used to unite the laminations,

present invention relates to laminated Fig. 5-is a sectional view of one form of finished product, and

- Fig. 6 is a similar view of another form of product. I

In the production of laminated glass in accordance with the present im'ention, a sheet of glass 10 which may be ground and polished as'desired is preferably provided with a coating 11 of some suitable material which is permitted to dry, thus forming a skin closely adhering to saidsheet of glass. The skin 11 maybe formed by spraying a solution 12,.by the means 13, upon the sheet of glass.

In Fig. 2 is shown a tank or some suitable receptacle 14 containing a liquid 15. The liquid 15 is preferably a camphorated oil formed by dissolving gum camphor in a -vegetable oil such as castor oil or linseed oil. The numeral 16 designates a sheet of non-brittle material which is preferably a transparent cellulose composition material. The sheets are suspended by the means 17 in the bath of oil 15. In Fig. 3 is shown two sheets of glass 18 and 19 respectively having the skins 20 and 21 formed thereon as set forth in Fig. 1. A sheet of nonbrittle material 22 having the films 23, is interposed between the skinsv 20 and 21. The laminations are placed in the press designated in its entirety by the numeral 24, where, under the action of heat and pressure, an eflicient and permanent bond is obtained between the laminations. The numeral 25 designates the finished product formed in the press 24 from the laminations set forth in Fig. 3. i y

The skin ll-formed on the sheet-of glass 10 may be seasoned or dried to the desired extent, and I prefer that a slight amount of solvent be left therein, although ot'course all of the solvent or practically all of the sol vent can be evaporated therefrom.

It has been found that an efficient bond can be obtained between a sheet of glass of camphor or other solvent in the said bath.

The numeral 26 designates another form of laminated glass which is known in the art as bulletproof glass. Bullet-proof glass is characterized by its central heavy plate of glass 27, two outer sheets of glass 28, and the two inner sheets of non-brittle material 29.

These laminations are joined in accordance with the process above set forth.

It is to be'understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as the preferred embodimentof the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of th subjoined claims.

Claims: 7

-1. As a. new article of manufacture, a sheetof laminated glass. including a sheet of non-brittle material having a film of camphorated oil thereon.

As a new article of manufacture, a sheet of laminated glass including a quantity of camphorated oil.

3. As a new article ofmanufacturc, a

bonding medium, camphorated oil.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a"

The camphor acts as a solvent for the tle material, and a film of camphorated oil between the skin and the non-brittle sheet.

6. As a new articleof manufacture, a sheet of laminated glass including a sheet of non-brittle material and a film of oil containing a relatively small percentage of a solvent for the non-brittle material.

7. As a new article of manufacture, a

sheet of laminated lass including a sheet of non-brittle materia having a film of vegetable oil plus a solvent for the non-brittle material thereon.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a sheet of laminated glass including a sheet of non-brittle material having a film of vege-.

table oil plus camphor thereon.

9. As anew. article of manufacture, a

sheet of laminated glass including a sheet a of glass, and a sheet of non-brittle material, and a film of camphorated oil therebetween,

the camphorated oil comprising ,camphor dissolved in a vegetable oil.

1Q. The process of producing laminated glass consisting in treating a sheet of cellu lose composition material in an oil bath containing a solvent, and then uniting the same to a sheet of glass.

Signed at Toledo, in the county of Lucas 4 and State of Ohio, 'this 5th day of October, 1926. I JOHN L. DRAKE. 

